The Osceola times., 1887-11-05
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
PERSONAL AND roLITICAI.


campaign fund
The Crown Prince Frederick William OF
Germany is greatly displeased NJ the man
ner in which the German papers have re-
ported and commented upon his health.
IRVING HALL, New York, initiated the
Republicans by indorsng Mr.. MARITIME for
Judge OF the Court OF Sessions. and nomi-
mating Mr.. Ncol for district attorney.
THE sale OF ala Tosca," Sardou's new
play, to Fanny Davenport has greatly
displeased Bernhardt, who wished to buy
il herself, or have it sold to Grau.
JOHN b. CORNELL, of the firm Of j. b. &
J. N. Cornell, iron founders, Of Now York,
died at his home at Lakewood, N. j., on
the Goth He was sixty-six years of age.
NEWS has been received by King Leo
po,d of Belgium that Stanley had ad-
vanced about seven hundred and eighty
miles since last heard Of, August %, and
was In good health.
The President has appointed VIM. w.
Dougherty, of Missouri. agent for the In
dians Of the Warm Springs Agency in
Oregon.
In the event OF Daz being reel ected
President Of Mexico London bankers stand
ready to aid the government financially.
OK the 9th the directors of the Cotton
Oil Trust met in New York. elected j. II.
Fiagier president and three additional
trustees.
On the 9th arguments were made by J.
Randolph Tucker and Attorney-General
Hunt of Illinois in the Anarchists case, at
Washington.
AN irate Irish landlord is demanding a
/, retraction from Mr., Gladstone of severe
criticisms made by the latter in public ut
terances.
ENGLISH Tory papers publish as a fact
that Lord Randolph Churchill is to sue
ceed Lord Lansdowne as Governor-Gen-
eral of Canada in May next
. OK the 9th large crowd gathered at
Richmond, Va, to witness the corner
stone ceremonies Of the Lee Monument
Association.
On the a7th Sir Wilfred Blunt, who was
arrested at Woodford, Ireland, for speak
ing at n p oclaimed meeting, was found
guilty Of violating the Irish Crimes act,
and sentenced TO two months imprson-
ment. Notice of appeal was given by
defendants counsel.
OK the 5th the steamship Cephalonia
sailed for Livernool with John l.. Sullivan
and party ON b ard A largo crowd of
sports saw him .
PRINCE FERpM md of Bulgaria is said
to have advanced $4,000 from his private
fortune TO the Bul garan Treasury to
hasten the completion OF railways.
QUEEN VIcroRIA's second son the Duke
Of Edinburg, after getting the comman-
dership of the Mediterranean fleet will
now probably get the most coveted post
in the service, the commandership at
Portsmouth, which is the chief naval dis
trict in England.
REAR-ADMIRAL J. W. A. NICHOLSON, U.
5. N, died in New York on the 2sth.
JAMES DoNSELIY convicted in 1885 as an
Irish dynamiter, died in Chatham prison,
- England, on the 27th
BALDWIN, the Quincy (Ill.) parachutist
Is to drop from the upper air regions at
Kansas City, Mo-, on November q.
THE report is again in circulation at
: Berlin and London that the Car will re-
turn to st. Petersburg by way Of the Ger.
man capital.
Rev. DR.. JOHNSON, of Mobile, Ala, was
elected Bishop Of the Western diocese Of
Texas of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
Mr.. HENRY IRVING aud Miss Ellen Terry
arrived in New York on the 2Sth on the
North German Lloyd steamer Aller. They
were met at quarantine by several friends,
who went down on tug.
A REPORT has been in circulation that
the British Government intended to APP
point Lord Randolph Churchill Niceroy of
Canada, to succeed Lord Lansdowne.
Lord Churchill gives the report a prompt
denial s9U
MR.. CORNELIUS VANDERBILT authorizes
denial that he has, cr ever had, any in-
terest whatever, in the Mitkewicz Chinese
National Bank, pnd any use Of his name
I in that connection has been without his
< knowledge or authority.
THE Pope is disappointed at the failure
OF Mgr. Persico's mission TO Ireland. Mgr
Persico obtained only vague declara.
tions, which viii be useless in furthering
the Pope's desire to pave the way for
renew al of diplomatic relations with En-
gland.
On application of counsel for c. G.
Francklyn, Judge Donohue, in Now York,
reduced his bail bond from 100000 to
S25O,0O0 counsel for Sir Bache Cunard, the
plaintiff, offering no objection.
HENRY MARTIN JACKSON, the abscond-
Ing teller OF the sub-treasury at New
York, has been heard from in Canada.
The Canadian police have seon him in
Toronto, Hamilton and London. He had
woman with him who is not his wife.
THE Paris PoltGire and L'EceRment pub
fishes the statement that NJ. Wilson has
forwarded to the Minister of Finance the
sum of 10000 francs to cover the postage
Of all letters which he may have franked
with President Grevy's stamp during his
residence at Elysee. l--
SECRETARY OF rHe NAVY WHITNEY is
reported as 10 i'll too attend to his duties.
JAY GOULD left on the afternoon of the
29th on the Umhria for Liverpool.
IT is said that VIM. ]. McGarigle, the
Chicago boodler, is in Winnipeg
THERE seems TO be good foundation for
the report that Postmaster General Villas
will be transferred TO the Interior Depart
ment
at Vienna. spoke hopefully Of continued
peace in Europe.
THERE is n strong movement on foot
among English Liberals 10 return Sir
Charles Dixie 10 the House of Commons.
The appeal of William O'Bren from his
Mitchellstown conviction and sentence is
TO be heard at Cork the present week.
Mr.. CHAMBERLAIN is TO be accompanied
by body-guard Of English and American
detectives ca his visit TO this country.
Miss MARY ANDERSON has broken of
her negotiations for a tour OF Australia,
the terms offered being insufficient to in.
duce her to undertake the journey.
IT Is said thnt Jay Gould FASTENED the
date Of bis denaIture ON account Of
threatening letters received from An.
archist sympathizers.
LIEUTENANT HENN's sloop Yacht Gala
tea, which sailed from New York October
II, arrived at Queenstown on the 10Th.